And 10k posts in yet another thread. Hopefully the next thread ends on a brighter note. Currently the war is a slog of pure attrition, a numbers game playing with relative suffering. Gone is the exchange territory for time play, Ukraine looks to have decided to fight to hold everything. With the fog of war, it’s not possible to know if holding Bakhmut is the right or wrong play. It is a gamble, I hope one that pays off. They are probably at the point where having gone all in they can’t withdraw without massive losses.
But the Russians aren’t happy, so hopefully that’s a good sign of things to come.